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Department of Economics - Welcome week events

An essential start to your academic life at the University of Essex

  • Wed 2 - Fri 4 Oct 24

    09:00

  • Colchester Campus

  • Event type

    Welcome
    Compulsory event

  • Event organiser

    Economics, Department of

  • Contact details

Your department induction is an essential part of Welcome Week.

Come and find out more about your course, meet key members of staff and meet the people you’re going to be studying with.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our department.

First Year Undergraduates

Wednesday 2nd October 2024

Time  Event  Location 
12.00pm - 12.15pm Welcome from the Head of Department, Professor Carlos Carrillo Tudela  5.300A
12.15pm - 12.45pm Induction from the Undergraduate Director of Education, Professor Gianluigi Vernasca   5.300A
12.45pm - 12.55pm  Meet the department Administration Team   5.300A
12.55pm - 1.00pm Meet our Peer Mentors   5.300A
1.00pm - 2.00pm 

Economics mini fair

Meet members of the Library, Students' Union, Essex Abroad team, Placement and Careers team, Skills for Success team, Economics Student Society and SIT Fund leaders as well as find out further information regarding the department's first year optional modules at the EC116-4-FY and EC120-4-FY stands.  

  5.300B

Thursday 3rd October 2024

Time  Event   Location

11.00pm - 12.00pm

 Brief Introduction to your compulsory Modules EC111, EC114, EC115 and EC123               LTB08

12.00pm - 12.30pm

Tour of Department of Economics

  Level 5B

 

Second and Final Year Returning Undergraduates

Friday 4th October 2024

Time Event Location
11.00am - 11.45am Welcome Back to the Department, Undergraduate Director of Education, Professor Gianluigi Vernasca TBC
11.45am - 12.00pm Careers, Placement and Frontrunners talk, Miss Chloe Lambert  TBC
12.00pm - 12.10pm  Economics Society talk.  TBC 
12.10pm - 12.20pm SIT Fund talk  TBC

 

Final Year Direct Entry Undergraduates

Thursday 3rd October 2024

Time Event Location
10.00am - 10.10am Welcome from the Head of Department, Professor Carlos Carrillo Tudela TBC
10.10am - 10.40am Induction from the Undergraduate Director of Education, Professor Gianluigi Vernasca TBC
 10.40am- 11.00am Skills for Success talk TBC 
11.00am - 11.15am  Break   
11.15am - 11.20am Meet the Chinese Society  TBC 
11.20am - 11.50am  Meet the department Administration Team and Dr Ran Gu TBC 

 

Postgraduate Taught and Research

 Friday 4th October 2024

Time Event  Location
2.00pm - 2.15pm Postgraduate Taught MA / MSc: Welcome to the Department talk, Dr Ahrash Dianat  TBC
2.15pm - 2.30pm Library Services talk, Mr Sandy Macmillen TBC
 2.30pm - 2.45pm Our Services, the Skills for Success team  TBC 
 2.45pm - 3.00pm Welcome talk, Students' Union  TBC 
3.00pm - 3.30pm Postgraduate Research: Welcome to the Department talk, Dr Lucas Siga TBC

 

Additional information

Studying more than one subject? If you're studying a joint degree, you should access key support through your home department. If you're not sure which is your home department, you can find out on MyEssex.

 

 

 

 

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Meeting ID: 935 4329 8518
Passcode:  982481
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